#tearooms

[scotianostra]

27th May 1849 saw the birth in Glasgow of Kate Cranston, who did much to promote the popularity of tea rooms, and was an important patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Catherine, or Kate, Cranston was the daughter of George Cranston, a Glasgow baker baker and pastry maker who, in 1849, the year of her birth, diversified into running a hotel. Originally the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Hotel, this became the Royal Horse Hotel and, in 1852, “Cranston’s Hotel and Dining Rooms”.

Kate’s older brother, Stuart, became a tea dealer at a time when Glesga had a strong temperance movement and tea, until the 1830s a luxury for the rich, was increasingly being seen as an alternative to alcohol for the working classes. Stuart pioneered the idea of tea rooms in which his tea could be drunk in simple surroundings. Although Kate was not the first in the family to enter the business, when she established the Crown Luncheon Room on Argyle Street in 1878 she took the tea room to another level, placing great emphasis on the quality of the design and decor, on cleanliness, and on quality and choice of food.

In 1892 Kate married John Cochrane, but continued to trade as Miss Cranston’s Tearooms. She had opened her second tea room, in Ingram Street. She added a further tea room in Buchanan Street in 1897, and completed her chain with the Willow Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall Street, which opened in 1903. Miss Cranston’s Tearooms became the thriving centres of Glasgow’s society.

Kate Cranston always saw good design as central to her success. In 1888 she commissioned interior designer George Walton to design an Arts and Crafts styled extension for it the Ingram Street premises. Then, in 1900, she asked Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald to design a room, also at Ingram Street. She must have been impressed with the result, because she entrusted the pair with all aspects of the design of the Willow Tea Rooms. The results were a sensation at the time, and remain so today, such is the enduring quality of excellent design.

Kate Cranston pursued a number of other projects over the following years, sometimes calling on the design skills of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald. When he husband died in 1917 she sold her tea rooms and other business interests, and withdrew from public life. She had no children and after her death in 1934 it emerged that she had left two thirds of her estate to the poor of Glasgow.

#scotland #scottish #glaswegian #glasgow #busineswoman #tearooms #history

[life-spire]

@postcardsbyhannah

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[morimatea]

Pressing pause often allows a sense of clarity that isn't available when you're stuck in the weeds, so savor it.

#potholders #potterypot #kettle #stove #chaxi #tablecloth #morimatea #teapot #quietmoments #quietmind #peacefull #peacequotes #chinesetea #warm #tearooms #teabloggers #enjoymoment #enjoyinglife #lifeway #lifestate

[prettyvintagehouse]

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[southernimages]

Glacier Rock....Good food, Geology and Wildlife

A pair of New Holland Honeyeaters Dear Reader: There is white water swirling around the boulders in the river and a family of Pacific Black Ducks are huddling to one side where the water is calmer. Perched amongst the branches of an overhanging eucalyptus tree I make out the shape of several New Holland Honeyeaters and hear the distinctive call of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos as they fly…

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#Australian birds #galah #river-life #South Australian birds #South Australian tourism #South Australian wildlife #spiders #superb fairy wren #Tearooms #wattlebirds #White-naped Honeyeater #wildlife photography

[bostonstylehub]

Enjoy delightful Afternoon Tea and High Tea around the World... Elegant tea settings, beautiful and charming destinations, more.

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#afternoontea #hightea #teadestinations #tearooms

[poachersphotocottage]

Miss B’s Tea Rooms is set on the Miss B’s Tea Rooms a Grade 2 listed building in the market town of Melton Mowbray, famed for its Stilton cheese, pork pies and more recently the title of ‘Rural Capital of Food!’

The heavy beams and uneven floors all add to the ambience in our Traditional Tea Rooms. This sets the scene for a relaxing experience, where customer service is second to none and nothing is too much trouble. Real loose leaf tea is served from china pots into bone china tea cups, sugar with tongs to help to set the scene.

Miss B’s Tea Rooms located on the second floor of a Grade 2 listed building Melton Mowbray Leicestershire.

#instagram #ifttt #photography #camera #tearooms #coffeehouse #food & drink #foodlover #foodblogger #foodie #food #foodmyheart

[ditzyblog]

Absolutely lovely find. Great disabled access, socially distanced tables, great food, gluten free and vegetarian options, friendly and accommodating staff and even have little scissors ✂️ to open the tricky sauce sachets. Loved it #tea #coffee #breakfast #tearooms #glutenfree #vegetarian #norfolk #disability (at Harleston Tearooms) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxKNchMkK0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tea #coffee #breakfast #tearooms #glutenfree #vegetarian #norfolk #disability

[sea-owl]

Penelope: Remember how you said in our vows that you would take me for better or worse until death do us part?

Colin: Yes?

Penelope:

Colin:

Penelope:

Colin: What have you done this time?

#she may or may not have accidentally started a tearoom that also doubles as a netural ground where information is traded #bridgerton #polin #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton #crime lady penelope #bridgerton incorrect quotes #she was bored and needed to start a new business #people watching there gives her new story ideas

[ratatoskryggdrasil]

Wim Griffith

#Wim Griffith #painting #tearoom

[dottcre]

if it so happens that dottore does get a redemption arc, i will be inconsolable

#i mean id probably accept it in 2 days #but you know thats just so sad #he was an evil little spaghetti #also he cant be truly redeem no matter what he does #unless he brings all those dead children back and take back the years of trauma he gave them #and then do community service until he dies #maybe that’ll help a tiny bit #@ tearoom chatter !

[chechula]

Český Krumlov sketchbook, part II. I went to draw into coffehouse (that is placed in Egon Shiele´s atelier!)

And then we went into lovely tearoom at the riverbank ♥

#sketchbook #český krumlov #tearoom #coffee #plants

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

hello helloo! i just read through your modern au and I'm in love (shocker), i wanted to ask if you'd give some more info on poppy? apologies if there's already a dedicated post to her, looking is not my specialty

there is not! i will gladly ramble!

~

in this au, Poppy is slightly less fearful than canon. this is for several reasons! 1) years of therapy. 2) anxiety meds. 3) teenage years of her friends dragging her out for Shenanigans & hyping her tf up! but she's still a worrywart! she's very cautious! she can and Will see the bad/dengerous side to every situation. but! now she has the tools to not only cope with but combat her intrusive thoughts & fears <3

i think i mentioned it before but she Did Not Realize she was trans until highschool! specifically, when she met Sally! Poppy had to stop by the theater department after school for some reason or another, and Sally noticed her looking longingly at the costume dresses (Poppy thought she was alone lol)

and while Poppy was mortified at being caught, Sally was delighted. they only knew each other in passing and from reputation but Sally started holding up dresses to Poppy and complimenting how well they suited her. (i could joke about how Sally could sniff out the lesbian in her before Poppy even knew she was a girl!) Poppy, flustered by the sudden attention and apparent acceptance, didn't know how to handle it and fled. then started avoiding Sally in the halls. but! eventually she had to go back for Insert Reason Here, and ofc Sally was there. this time around Sally is a little gentler and less assertive, but manages to coax Poppy into checking out the more ~feminine~ costumes again. thus begins their little meetings where Poppy tries on costumes and Sally is her biggest hypeman

it takes a while for things to Click in Poppy's mind! it isn't until she tries on a dress that Sally custom-made for her, wearing some makeup and a wig, that Poppy has her oh moment. unfortunately, some of their ~mutual friends~ (Wally, Barnaby, Howdy) walk in on them. there's a short, terrifying moment where Wally is all "who's your friend, Sally?" and Barnaby has to lean over to let him know "that's Poppy, bud". before Poppy can fully freak out, Wally immediately goes OH! and starts complimenting how pretty she looks. Barnaby chimes in next to ask if the dress is home-made bc it fits Poppy beautifully, Howdy nabs a necklace from the nearby gathered accessories and put it on her to "tie the outfit together". in short! Poppy finds nothing but support from her buddies & they're more than happy to help her figure out this new internal crisis / revelation

then of course eventually she's found out by her family, which goes very well (im using sarcasm! it goes terribly!). Poppy isn't outright disowned or kicked out or in immediate danger, but her relationship with her family is ruined by their transphobic bigotry. her friends have her back throughout this, and the guest room at the Beagle farm is always open to her! Sally continues to make custom clothes for Poppy (something that becomes a love language for the two of them <3).

honestly, this period in Poppy's life is part of what like... idk... strengthens her, in a way? her continuing to be herself and actively rebelling against her family, i mean. Poppy becomes a pretty stellar liar lol (lying to her parents about where she's going, who she's hanging out with, what she does after school, etc). she's very cautious about all of it, but she does it! she's determined to pursue and discover and Realize the woman inside her! i have this sweet scene in my mind of the Group at the Beagle farm chilling on the floor with notebooks, brainstorming on possible names. (Sally enthusiastically says a variation of 'exquisite' to each one, and then when Poppy says 'im not sure about that one' Sally - still enthusiastically - says a variation of 'horrible terrible how could you suggest such an ill-fitting name'). despite everyone's efforts, i like to think that Poppy finds her name entirely on accident! maybe during the Gap Year Road Trip! maybe they stop by a SoCal poppy reserve in superbloom and the flowers Resonate with her! who's to say!

but Poppy begins her (medical) transition in college! she, of course, gets shit for it, but she also begins to find community and enjoyment in the local queer community. and of course, she has her buddies <3

but anyway! i like to think that Poppy participates in local farmer's markets with her crochet work & baked goods, the latter of which is a complete hit! that, plus her first experience with going to a tearoom inspires her to strive towards owning her own! tearooms are right up her alley, i'd say - calm, quiet, and Poppy can make peoples' days a little brighter with a tranquil atmosphere & delicious treats! i swear i have a reason between 'Poppy british = she goes into tea business'. honestly! tearooms are more about the tiny sammies & tasty cones w/ cream! and feeling Fancy while chatting!

i think it takes a while for her to actually be able to start up a tearoom. I'd imagine she starts by holding a small, single-table reservation-based one in her own place once the Group decides on what town to move to. it's successful, slowly (but steadily) grows, until she can get an actual House and transform the ground floor into a full tearoom. lil shop by the checkout counter, several different rooms, a sizeable kitchen. staff! the tearoom is a humble one, but it's a killer holiday & tourist destination! the high ratings even bring in people from out of town!

and when it comes to Poppy & Sally, bc yall know i'm a sucker for Popstar - i like to think that they start dating after (mostly) all of them move into their new town. & after they both have been in prior relationships! and then they never stop dating. well, they do, but that's so that they can upgrade to Wife Status. and then they never stop being wives so there <3

but Poppy is successful and happy! she had a rough go of it but she Makes It! and she continues to make it!

#i hope this Suffices! #ofc the ~lore~ in my mind is a lil more complex #but its Too Much to fully write out yk yk #giving her a tearoom was uhhhhh a bit of Personal Indulgence i will admit! #i used to have a tradition with my mother/grandma/sister where we'd all go to a tearoom once a year #but then grammie bit the dust (or rather - got turned into it) and that tradition uh. kinda stopped #i have very fond memories! i'd like to go to one again someday! perhaps with friends! #so when i was thinking 'what modern day profession would suit poppy' i do think owning a high english tearoom would fit #theres also just a level of personal influence to that ahaha #also if i went to a nice tearoom and the owner was a gorgeous 6'8 woman. ough. thats all im gonna say about it. ough <3 #rambles from the bog #wh modern human au #sally likes to waltz into the tearoom while poppy is working to buy One (one) little box of tea and also flirt over the counter for an hour #and there's an upstairs room reserved for Poppy & her friends!! #it's free for them to use at any time! #though they still always pay. they have a lil game with poppy where she tries her best to refuse #but they manage to sneak the payment past her anyway #or they so happen to 'leave a tip that just so happens to be the exact payment' on their chair #on top of the tearoom she also supplies some baked goods for Howdy's shop #it was something they started when she was first getting her lil business off the ground #it evolves into just 'poppy bakes a batch of muffins as her morning ritual and sends them to howdys' #she supplies more when she can! or when she stress bakes! or when she and frank stress bake together! the entire group gets fresh tasties!

[kellylyblog]

I've been seeing the Peggy Porschen café on the net for years, so I had to visit it during my stay in London !

The front of the shop was being renovated, so I would have loved to see it completely decorated with flowers !

Anyway, I'm still glad I stopped in and had my snack there. We almost didn't get a seat, the place was so small, so if you want to go there, make sure you book a bit in advance !

We had breakfast tea, an iced latte and a strawberry champagne cupcake. A little too sweet, but excellent ! 🍰🫖

#peggy porschen #belgravia #london #salon de the #tearoom #coffee latte #cupcake #strawberry cupcake #flowers #pink

[sofysta]

#♡ #tearoom

[allyheart707]

Tearoo!

this is now a word to compliment someone's art. no arguments. it is official, for i have declared it.

so, to your amazing art i say.....

Tearoo!!

AHAHAHA oh my gosh, thank you! Your art is pretty Tearoo as well! ^-^

#that word is 100% tearoo #and not “TEAROOM” cut off #because I was at a tea room #no #nonono #its tearoo #the word meaning #“woah that art looks amazing”